Association of biomass fuel use with acute respiratory infections among under- five children in a slum urban of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristic of sampled households in Addis Ababa, February 2012

Socio demographics		Frequency	Percent
Response rate		422	100
Sex of the household head	Male	285	67.5
Sex of the household head	Female	137	32.5
Family size	Less than 5	221	52.4
	Five and above 5	201	47.6
Marital status	Single	31	7.3
	Married	344	81.5
	Divorce	26	6.2
	Widowed	21	5.0
Religion of household head	Orthodox	264	62.6
	Protestant	52	12.3
	Muslim	106	25.1
Main means of income	Merchant	86	20.4
	Government employee	88	20.9
	Private employee	125	29.6
	Daily labour	112	26.5
	Urban Farming	2	.5
	Microenterprise	4	.9
	Support	5	1.2
Educational level of household	Illiterate	52	12.3
	Read and write	35	8.3
	Primary	102	24.2
	Secondary	155	36.7
	Diploma and above	78	18.5
Cigarette smoking	Yes	62	14.7
Cigarette smoking	No	360	85.3

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